Insulation assembly including a spacing element

Abstract

The invention is an assembly for providing insulation. An assembly which provides ventilation in accordance with the invention includes a planar element; insulation positioned proximate to the planar element; and at least one space element, each space element being positioned between the planar element and the insulation, the space element including two parallel straight plate members and at least one distance member which interconnects the two parallel straight plate members which respectively face the planar element and the insulation, each distance member including two spaced apart bendable sections attached to zones of attachment to the plate members and a displacement part connected to the bendable sections and defining an angle (α) with one plate member with the angle (α) being variable by parallel displacement of the plate members away from or towards each other and defining a separation which is fixable between the parallel straight plate members with a fixed separation defining a ventilation space between the planar element and the insulation.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. An assembly which provides ventilation comprising: a planar element;   insulation positioned proximate to the planar element; and   at least one space element, each space element being positioned between the planar element and the insulation, the space element including two parallel straight plate members and at least one distance member which interconnects the two parallel straight plate members which respectively face the planar element and the insulation, each distance member including two spaced apart bendable sections attached to zones of attachment to the plate members and a displacement part connected to the bendable sections and defining an angle (α) with one plate member with the angle (α) being variable by parallel displacement of the plate members away from or towards each other and defining a separation which is fixable between the parallel straight plate members with a fixed separation defining a ventilation space between the planar element and the insulation.   
     
     
       2. An assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein the at least one distance member comprises: a single continuous distance member having a plurality of connected straight sections with adjacent pairs of straight sections forming the angle (α) with a plurality of the sections being parallel to each of the two parallel straight members.   
     
     
       3. An assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein the at least one distance member comprises: a plurality of distance members with each distance member being spaced apart from other distance members.   
     
     
       4. An assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein the at least one distance member comprises: a single continuous member having a plurality of connected sections which form a honeycomb like structure between the two parallel straight members.   
     
     
       5. An assembly in accordance with claim 1 further comprising: at least one connection element which fixes the two parallel straight members together to fix the separation between the two parallel straight members.   
     
     
       6. An assembly in accordance with claim 5 wherein the at least one connection element comprises: a staple.   
     
     
       7. An assembly in accordance with claim 2 further comprising: at least one connection element which fixes the two parallel straight members together to fix the separation between the two parallel straight members.   
     
     
       8. An assembly in accordance with claim 7 wherein the at least one connection element comprises: a staple.   
     
     
       9. An assembly in accordance with claim 8 further comprising: at least one connection element which fixes the two parallel straight members together to fix the separation between the two parallel straight members.   
     
     
       10. An assembly in accordance with claim 9 wherein the at least one connection element comprises: a staple.   
     
     
       11. An assembly in accordance with claim 4 further comprising: at least one connection element which fixes the two parallel straight members together to fix the separation between the two parallel straight members.   
     
     
       12. An assembly in accordance with claim 11 wherein the at least one connection element comprises: a staple.   
     
     
       13. An assembly in accordance with claim 2 wherein the angle α is 90°. 
     
     
       14. An assembly in accordance with claim 7 wherein the angle α is 90°.